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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
IIMB announces this year's Distinguished Alumni Awards
Sandhya Shekhar, Prashant Jain, Mathew Cyriac, and Vineet Saraiwala are the recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards given out by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) to its alumni. The awards will be presented on June 15. The DAA is presented to alumni in recognition of their achievements of exceptional merit and excellence in their chosen field of endeavour. Each awardee receives a citation and her/his name is engraved on the Wall of Fame in IIMB. Ms. Shekhar, (PGP 1984), is an advisor and strategy consultant to several corporate entities in the areas of business strategy and digital transformation and serves as an independent director on the governing boards of many companies. Mr. Jain, (PGP 1991), founder and chief investment officer of 3P Investment Managers, has 31 years of investment management. He holds the distinction of being the only fund manager in India and one of the few globally, to have continuously managed a scheme for over 28 years (HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund), and the first fund manager in India to have managed 1 lakh crore of equity funds. Mr. Cyriac, (PGP 1994) whose career spans over 30 years has been recognised for many firsts during his investing roles in India and the U.S.. He is now the executive chairman of the PE firm Florintree Advisors and co-founder at deep tech fund Yali Capital. Mr. Saraiwala (PGP 2015) is the founder and CEO of Atypical Advantage which has influenced corporate India's approach towards disability inclusion as a business imperative. The organisation received both the National Startup Award for Social Impact and the National Award for Best Placement Organisation presented by the President of India, in 2024. IIMB will also host the orientation for the incoming cohort of its two-year fulltime MBA programmes, PGP and PGPBA, 2025-2027 batch, on June 9.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
IIM Bangalore announces distinguished Alumni Awards 2025
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has announced the names of the recipients of the Institute's Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA) for 2025. This year, DAA will be given to Sandhya Shekhar, Prashant Jain, Mathew Cyriac, and Vineet Saraiwala, with the awards to be presented on 15 June, during the reorientation of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and Post Graduate Programme in Business Analytics (PGPBA). Sandhya Shekhar, PGP 1984, is an Advisor and Strategy Consultant to several corporate entities in the areas of Business Strategy and Digital Transformation. She serves as an Independent Director on the governing boards of Uno Minda Ltd., MI Torica, Mynda Onkyo, MITIL Polymer Pvt Ltd. and UCAL Ltd. Prashant Jain, PGP 1991, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of 3P Investment Managers, has previously served as Chief Investment Officer at HDFC Mutual Fund. Mathew Cyriac, PGP 1994, is the Executive Chairman of the PE firm Florintree Advisors and Co-founder at deep tech fund Yali Capital. Vineet Saraiwala, PGP 2015, Founder and CEO of Atypical Advantage. IIMB has hosted the orientation for the incoming cohort of its two-year full-time MBA programmes, PGP and PGPBA, 2025-2027 batch, on 9 June 2025. Ronnie Screwvala, Chairperson and co-founder, entrepreneur & film producer, had delivered the chief guest's address during the inauguration ceremony that was held at the open-air theatre on the campus. The programme will feature announcements of the director's merit list, honours list, and key scholarship awards. Leadership Programme to Build Resilient GCCs Meanwhile, IIM Bangalore has launched a programme for senior professionals in Global Capability Centres (GCCs). Classes in the new programme titled 'Leadership Programme to Build Resilient GCCs', will start on July 24. Interested candidates can apply by visiting IIM Bangalore's official website – The last date to apply for the programme is June 24. Designed for professionals with 15+ years of experience and currently in leadership positions in GCCs, the programme will be held for 10 days and be spread across four months. The programme is aimed at helping leaders navigate an increasingly complex business environment and drive long-term value creation. The new programme features include global leadership frameworks contextualised for these centres, strategy workshops and peer learning.
The Hindu
7 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
IIM Bangalore announces net zero targets, new course on responsible business
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has announced its commitment to achieving Net Zero Scope 2 emissions by 2030 and Scope 1 emissions by 2035, along with releasing the 'IIMB Sustainability Report', coming up with a new core course on 'Responsible Business and Sustainability', and launching a fleet of EVs on its campus in south Bengaluru. The institute's emission targets cover the operations of a densely populated residential campus, home to over 1,200 students, faculty, and staff, and a green expanse of over 20,000 trees, encompassing native, flowering, and fruit-bearing species. 'Climate change is the biggest challenge that mankind is facing, but most people are unaware of it, which puts twice as much responsibility on those of us who are aware,' said Prof. Haritha Saranga, Chairperson, Sustainability Taskforce at IIMB, and faculty in Production & Operations Management (POM), at an event held to mark the World Environment Day on June 5. Sustainability Report The IIMB Sustainability Report, audited by a third party and formally released at the event, details data from FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25. It carries information on critical initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint, foster innovation, and leverage technology in advancing campus-wide sustainability. These include energy-efficient infrastructure, renewable energy systems, integrated rainwater harvesting and reclaimed water systems. 'Our absolute emissions have reduced by nearly 10% from 2019 to 2024 despite an increase in campus population by 20%. Our per capita emissions have also reduced by nearly 25% during the same period,' Ms. Saranga said. New course on sustainability The event marked the rollout of a new core course for the PGP-2 cohort titled 'Responsible Business and Sustainability'. Delivered to all eight sections of the cohort, the course aims to equip students with critical tools for addressing environmental, managerial, and developmental challenges. 'We are experimenting with horizontal teaching to confront complex problems from multivariate business lenses. Our aim is not to offer immediate solutions, but to foster deep engagement with difficult questions,' said Prof. Sourav Mukherji, Dean - Alumni Relations and Development, and faculty in the OB&HRM department. Launch of EV fleet As part of the institute's shift to sustainable transport, new electric vehicles were launched, including golf carts, a bus, and an ambulance, donated by the PGP 1998 batch. Speaking on behalf of the batch, alumna Sushma Kadali, Strategy Leader, CTO Office, IBM Consulting, said, 'We wanted our contribution to align with IIMB's larger vision, and to reflect our collective ethos.'
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
One-year MBA cohort at IIMB has civil services officer to bank employee who converted his disability to strength
Gone are the days when an MBA degree used to be pursued only by those who wanted a career in management, or those who had finished a commerce degree. Today, these courses act as gateways for those who are looking to transition from one role to another, resuming their career after motherhood, or an opportunity to pause their professional life to upskill. This academic year's one-year MBA (EPGP) cohort at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a mix of many such students. Balancing studies and motherhood Richa Jha, an IT service professional, worked in five organisations over a period of eight years. After working in various roles like transition trainer and associate operations manager, she made a conscious decision to pause her career when her son turned one. She enrolled in the one-year course when she was looking to get back to the workforce. 'I had to upskill and evolve to match my aspirations. Pursuing an MBA felt like the right choice, and IIMB was the only place that aligned with my vision for career transformation and growth,' she said. Along the same lines, Neethu Mary Mathews chose IIMB for MBA as it offers family accommodation, which helps her balance her studies with taking care of her three-year-old toddler. Ms. Mathews has an impressive career having cleared the Indian Engineering Service (IES) examination of UPSC twice. She first served in The Indian Naval Armament Service and later in the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE). She was responsible for prepping loco pilots for the operation of the first Vande Bharat Express train at South Western Railway (SWR). Disability to strength Himanshu Chopra met with an accident and suffered multiple disabilities. He survived with the help of seven plastic surgeries. He received an academic scholarship during his under-graduate course for being amongst the top 5% students in the batch. 'In partnership with National Service Scheme (NSS), I, along with 25 other members, decided to adopt a nearby village. I took charge of the education issues and mentored over 20 disabled children to learn and educate themselves while overcoming their disabilities. Over the span of two years, our first batch of students got admitted in give schools and passed their examinations,' he shared. His earlier plan to join an IIM, when he secured 99.91 percentile in CAT 2021, did not pan out due to medical reasons. He then took up a job in State Bank of India (SBI) in Mohali (Chandigarh), and simultaneously finished all the levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) course. 'After 7.5 years at SBI, I recognised critical knowledge gaps that were limiting my professional growth. This programme stood out as the ideal platform to bridge these gaps,' Mr. Chopra shared. Rohita Mary Raju, who taught in government schools in Mumbai for two years and is now a co-founder of a non-profit; Anshul Chatter, who has worked for more than nine years in the automotive industry and co-founded an EV startup; Mihir Prakash who served as the Senior Trade Advisor (Professional Services) for the U.K. government in India, leading trade negotiations and market advisory for the British High Commissioner to India, are some of the other candidates who are a part of the cohort.
